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[ That makes Scott frown. Redirection wouldn’t have occurred to him. ]

What do you mean, like...give him something else to be angry about?

[ Redirection is something Alayne knows a lot about. It can be cruel but it can be kind as well. Sometimes a lie can be all that separates a person from their own self-destruction. ]

Or— give a means to feel strong. Provide him an opportunity to be the rescuer rather than the rescued. If his frustrations are born out of helplessness, then combat it rather than him.

Kill the sentiment that makes him angry, and you kill the anger with it.

[ He’s quiet now. Scott generally isn’t that manipulative. In fact, Scott is never that manipulative, even when he’s secretive. Now that the suggestion’s been made, though... ]

That...wouldn’t be easy. No one knows how strong I am better than Stiles, but. You could be right. I don’t know if it’d feel right to try and set that up.

[ But if it saved Stiles from becoming a werewolf on a whim, it would be for the greater good, wouldn’t it? ]

[ The greater good — such a strange phrase to Alayne. She is not longer sure whether she believes in such things anymore; often times she thinks the idea is no better than one of her lying tales of knights and dragons. But there is another part of her — a part which is soft and secret and silly — which still clings to the hope that such things can exist (if not in Westeros, then elsewhere). ]

I've known Stiles but a few passing moments; you have known him for far longer. In the end, it will be your friendship that suffers from any sleight and so I cannot judge. Only bear advice from a distant perch.

He’s not someone I usually lie to. Or hide things from. [ But he pauses, because sometimes it’s necessary. Sometimes he has to try and keep Stiles from danger at the cost of a secret, like he’d done with his plans to hurt Gerard. ]

But I think...if it saved him from that? Then there’s nothing I wouldn’t do. I think you’re right, Alayne.

Thanks. Thanks for all of that.

[ She knows that it isn't an easy choice. Alayne had lied to Robb and to Jon, to Bran and Rickon and the girl who'd once been called Arya, during her time amongst the stars. But those lies had been a kindness, not a cruelty. Few would understand that. But, perhaps Scott would. ]

You needn't thank me, Scott. I know from experience how difficult it may be. To protect the ones we love, there is no limit to what we may do. Even if the act itself unsettles us.

It takes a certain strength, though strength is what few would call it.

[ He runs his hand through his hair. He feels unhappy, and unsettled. Like he has too much energy and needs to get it out. ]

You've done something like this, then? Lied to someone you trust for their own good?

[ Alayne hesitates. ]

Yes. And in doing so, I kept someone I loved very much from a great suffering.

I do not regret it.

[ He thinks about that.

He would do anything to protect Stiles. And Stiles, he's the closest thing Scott's ever had to a brother. ]

I'll...remember your advice.

Thanks, Alayne.

[ Again: ] As I said, you needn't thank me. But I wish you the best of luck, whatever you chose, Scott.

[ She pauses. ] Be brave and I know you'll choose rightly.

I do have to thank you. You're being really cool with me, even after everything you found out.

You're a really good person, Alayne. If that was the right decision for you, then maybe it's what I need to do too. I'm really glad you talked to me.

:)

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